Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mavericks today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 5PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 195 | 287 | 299 | 299 | 290 | 319 | 449 | 541 | 534 | 439 | 326 | 376 | 371 | 447 | 447 | 441 | 358 | 326 | 258 | 217 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:56AM1.52m | 11:25PM1.68m | 12:20PM1.58m | 00:09AM1.59m | 12:47PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.03m | 5:31PM0.59m | 5:52AM0.11m | 6:10PM0.47m | 6:22AM0.23m | 6:53PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 124 | 110 | 299 | 299 | 113 | 132 | 128 | 147 | 161 | 439 | 326 | 214 | 270 | 319 | 327 | 232 | 186 | 151 | 163 | 142 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 19 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 140 | 195 | 287 | 31 | 62 | 290 | 319 | 449 | 541 | 534 | 6 | 6 | 376 | 371 | 447 | 447 | 441 | 358 | 326 | 258 | 217 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | NW 8 | W 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 83 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 247 | 186 | 177 | — | — | 414 | 436 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 72 | 2 | 48 | 72 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 73 | 35 |
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Mavericks surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest